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1879 "The Graphic" - Thomas Edison - Zulu War End - Nagaland - Jews in Rumania

$ 7.91

Availability: 40 in stock
  • Condition: Good
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

    Description

    An original edition of "The Graphic" illustrated weekly newspaper dated November 1, 1879. This popular London magazine was published from 1869 until 1932 and had a significant influence on the art world through its fine illustrations - see history below
    The illustrations, many by special artists sent to areas of war, are as follows:
    "Returned from the Zulu War"  - cover page
    "The Accident to the P. and O. Steamer "Australia"
    'The Outrage in the Naga Hills - a Native Trophy of Human Skulls"
    'Sketches at San Marino, Central Italy'
    "A Fine Day in Autumn - By the Serpentine" - London
    "Thomas Alva Edison. The American Inventor and Electrician"
    "The New Pullman Dining Car ..."
    "The Jewish Question in Roumania ..." - equal rights granted
    "Horticultural and Agricultural Show ... Jamaica"
    All of the illustrations are explained in the text. Good condition - double pages have binding holes - one missing and one loose page - see scans . The magazine has been bound and disbound
    11 pages, 22 sides . Page size 12 x 16 inches. A great and interesting resource for the historian
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